DMU380SA Series
User’s Manual
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providing system health status. The DMU380SA Series is supported by MEMSIC
’s
NAV-VIEW, a powerful PC-based operating tool that provides complete field
configuration, diagnostics, charting of sensor performance, and data logging with
playback.
Summary of Major Changes from the 440 Series and the 350 Series
1.3
1.3.1
Mechanical Size and Footprint
The mechanical footprint of MEMSIC
’s
new DMU380SA Series Inertial Systems is
significantly smaller compared to the prior generation Inertial Systems including
MEMSIC
’s
440 Series (IMU440, VG440, AHRS440 and INS440), and 350 series
products. The mounting plate foot print is the smaller and the connector is miniature. For
detailed mechanical and installation drawings, see appendix A of the manual.
1.3.2
Connector Pin Out & Operating Voltage, Current
The micro-DB9 female socket connector on MEMSIC
’s
DMU380SA Series Inertial
Systems
is new to MEMSIC’s product lines, and
provides a significant size reduction and
performance improvement. The DMU380SA Series has a secondary optional-use
communications port for internal or external GPS.
1.3.3
Software Compatibility
MEMSIC
’s
DMU380SA Series Inertial Systems are software compatible with the
MEMSIC 440 series products and 350 series products. The DMU380SA Series products
utilize the same extensible communication protocol as the 440 series and 350 series
products. The protocol is documented in section 7 of this manual.
1.3.4
Operating Performance and Accuracy
The DMU380SA Series has been characterized in a wide range of land and airborne
applications. In the qualification testing, the dynamic accuracy of the DMU380SA Series
has shown improved performance when compared to the equivalent model of 440 and
350 series products, reducing attitude estimation errors in half during certain critical
dynamic maneuvers without the use of GPS aiding. With GPS aiding in the INS380SA,
attitude estimation is improved over the 440 series products. Recommended product
configuration settings are discussed in Section 5, and theory of operation is discussed in
Section 4.